Kings Park station (LIRR)

Kings Park is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the southwest corner of Suffolk County Route 14 (Indian Head Road) and NY 25A (Main Street) in Kings Park, New York.

Kings Park
Kings Park station house in 2021
General information
LocationIndian Head Road (CR 14) and Main Street (NY 25A)
Kings Park, New York
Coordinates40°53′1.39″N 73°15′20.95″W / 40.8837194°N 73.2558194°W / 40.8837194; -73.2558194
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: 56
Construction
ParkingYes; Free
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1948
Previous namesSt. Johnsland (1872–1891)
Passengers
20061,876[1]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Northport Port Jefferson Branch
diesel service
Smithtown
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Northport
toward Hicksville
Wading River Branch Smithtown
Location
Map
Tracks and platforms in 2021

History

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Originally known as St. Johnsland station when it was built by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad between November and December 1872, it was renamed Kings Park station in June 1891. The Kings Park area was the site of a major derailment on February 16, 1947, but there were no casualties.[2] The station was rebuilt in 1948 with an attached freight storage area, and rebuilt again during the 1990s. Kings Park station also had a spur called the Kings Park Psychiatric Center Spur to the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center, which was originally built in 1896,[3] and officially decommissioned in 1971, although trains were used to bring coal to the hospital until 1987. Today the right-of-way serves as the Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail,[4][5] which leads to the Nissequogue River State Park.

Station layout

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This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. On either side of the station, the tracks merge into a single track.

M Mezzanine Connection between platforms
P
Platform level
Platform A, side platform  
Track 1      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Hunterspoint Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Northport)
     Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Smithtown)
Track 2      Port Jefferson Branch limited service →
Platform B, side platform  
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking

References

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  Media related to Kings Park (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons